788-0
Erythrocyte [DistWidth] in Red Blood Cells by Automated count
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Term Description
The RDW-CV is the ratio of the variation in width to the mean width of the RBC volume distribution curve taken at +/- 1CV.
Reference Information
| Type | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Mapping Guidance | Regenstrief Help | Erythrocyte distribution width (EDW) can be reported with units of % or volume (fL). For units reported as %, use [LOINC: 788-0]. For EDW reported in volume units, use [LOINC: 21000-5]. Mapper’s Guide for the Top 2000 plus LOINC Laboratory Observations |
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Observation
- Property
- DistWidth
- Time
- Pt
- System
- RBC
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
- Automated count
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Erythrocyte [DistWidth] in Red Blood Cells by Automated count
- Short Name
- RDW RBC Auto
- Display Name
- Erythrocyte Auto (RBC) [DistWidth]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Red Blood Cell Distribution Width (RDW), Red blood cells
Basic Attributes
- Class
- HEM/BC
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0
- Last Updated
- Version 2.79 (NAM)
- Change Reason
- Release 2.79: COMPONENT: Triggered by coll w SCT: component that the description is property like as in Color, Appearance, Osmolality have changed to Component: Observation, and Property: Color, or Appearance, or Osmolality, so forth…; Release 2.68: DefinitionDescription: Corrected "ot" to "of" in term description.
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 19
Formula (Readable)
SD of red cell size distribution/MCV
Member of these Panels
| LOINC | Long Common Name |
|---|---|
| 58410-2 | CBC panel - Blood by Automated count |
| 57021-8 | CBC W Auto Differential panel - Blood |
| 57782-5 | CBC W Ordered Manual Differential panel - Blood |
| 57022-6 | CBC W Reflex Manual Differential panel - Blood |
| 24364-2 | Obstetric 1996 panel - Serum and Blood |
| 93340-8 | PhenX - complete blood count protocol 220501 |
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| de-DE | German (Germany) | Beobachtung: Synonyms: Ery-Größenvariabilität; |
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | ancho de distribución eritrocitaria: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Ancho de distribución eritrocitaria: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Ancho de distribución de eritrocitos: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Indice de distribution érythrocytaire: |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Observation: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Osservazione: Synonyms: DistAltezza Ematologia (coagulazione) conta differenziale Globuli rossi Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
| ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 적혈구 분포 폭: |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | erytrocyten distributiebreedte: Synonyms: RDW rode bloedcellen |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Rozpiętość rozkładu objętości erytrocytów: |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Amplitude de distribuição do tamanho dos eritrócitos: Synonyms: ; |
| uk-UA | Ukrainian (Ukraine) | Ширина розподілу Еритроцитів: Synonyms: Auto; |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 观察: Synonyms: DW RBC; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| % | Example UCUM Units |
| % | REGENSTRIEF |
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